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AN ORDINANCE-
Repe'al ed
Mun; ci p~, Code
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BE IT ORDAINED.
SECTION ONE.
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ORDINANCE NO. 473~
Of the, City of Blair, Nebrasaka, providing for the levying
occupation taxes in s,aid city" fixing rates' t'herefore"
providing penalties for non-payment, ~d repealing Ordinance'
No. 341 of said City entitled" An Ordinance providing for
the levying of an occupation Tax for Shows" and other places
of amusements" ~eddlers, Auotioneers" Vendors" of goods and
other valuable things" FixingRates and penal ties for the
violation thereof" and repealing Ordinance No" 215. as
amended by'Ordinance No. 337 of the City of Blair, Nebraska:
also repea.lingOrdinanoe No.- 3ð,0. enti tIed" It An Ordinance
providing' for the pperà.tlon and maintainance of Bowling Alleys
Box-Ball Alleys, Nine Pin Alleys and all other places where
gaales playeä wi th balls and pins" whether a greater or less
- number of than nine are used. Providing rules, anal regulations
for the a.mnagement and conducting of 'same" fixing of penal tied
for the violation of the provisions hereof and repealing
Ordinance number2l3" and all. other Ordinances ~ld parts of
Ordinacncesin conflict herewith".
~y the Mayor and the Council of the City of Blair, Nebraska.-
Levied: That there is hereby levied a license tax on each
and every occupation and business wi thin the limits of this
City" in this section enumerated" to raise revenues thereby
in the several different sums on the several different
businesses and occupation as follows:
(a). Sales of Chattels. All sales of domestic ani&als and of
goods and wares and merchandise at public auct~on on the
streets" alleys" or public grounds with in the City of Blair,
except such 60S are made undèr the virtureof legal process"
or for delinguent taxes shall be made, by the auctioneer who sn
shall- pay for such tax certifiaate the SUill of '1. 00 per annuUl.
Providing that the auctioneering of goods, war~s" and
merchandise or of any domestic animals brought into this City
from any point outside of Washington County; Nebraska" is
hereby prohibited" except by the holderof an occupation tax
certificàte who shall pay for such certificate the ~um of
$10.00 per day forgoods,wares, and merchandise and $3.00
per day f or dolnest,ic,~il1lals in add! tion to the regular
certigicate fee of' $~l. 00 per annum.
(bO. lÍfawkèi:e~peddl~: The Sum of $10.00 per day on
each naWÄer and 'on eaCh peddler of goods at retail" by swnple"
or by taking orders or otherwise. And fot the purpose of
this articleany person or persons" firm or corporation who
shll upon any street" avenue" si:le~alJr or alley" or fro:n any
stand or vehicle -vith in the city liœlts expose or offer to
cry for sale any goods wares" merchandise or articles of
any kind shall be taken and be deemed to be a hawker, and
any person traveling froill house to house" or from place to
place" in the-City of 'Blair Nebraska" exposing and offer-
- ing for sale" lease, barter or exchangeat retail" by saæple
by taking orders or otherwise" any goQds" wares" merchandise"
or any article of any kind" shall be deemed a p~~dlér,
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(c) Itinerant Physioain.
$25.00 per day.
(d) Itinerant Dentist.
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On each itineraIit Physician or surgeon
On each lñtinerant Dentist" $25.00 per
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(e) Photograph Wa~on.
oar" #5.00 per day.
(f) Cane Racks. Eto. On each Cane raok" Knife Board" Baby raok"
electric battery" str. iking maohine" or any other g~e or devise"
carried on in ~ald city. i5.00 per day. $25.00 per year.
On Photograph vehicles" Wagons" Tent or
(g) Itinerant Vendor at Retail. On es.oh Itinerant vendor of retail
of fruits" þotatoes, vegetables" flowers" grooeries" hay" straw"
braad" pastries" grain or other kinds of goods not herein
specified" whidh Is shijped in Oarload" wagon load" or wotor
vehioles" or less" $10.00 per day I This does not include far~es
selling there own products of there own raising.
(h) Itinerant vendor at Wholesale. On each itinerant vendor of
Wholsale of fruits, potatoes, vegetables, flowers, groceries,
hay, straw"bread" grain. pastries" or other kinds of goods
~ot mentioned herein" $150.00 per year. This does not include
farmers selling products of their own raising.
(j) Ma azine or Book Agent. On each i tinerant- magazine or
Book agent" 10.00 per Month $1.50 per day.
(k) Enlargin~ pictures. --- On each canvasser or solicitor for
pictures or enlarging piotures" $ 5. 00 per day.
(1) Clairvayant Eto~ On each Clairvoyant, phrenologist"
or mind reader. $5.00 per day.
(41) Phonographs Etc. On each phonograph" stereoptician" Pl'ep -
show" or punch and judy show" $2.00 per day.
(,) Horse Trader. -
day" $20.00 per week.
( 0) Pawnbroker: On each pa~brokßr" $15.00 per year.
(p) ~ne Teller. Palmist.On each itinerant fortùne teller" or
palmist" $2.00 per day.
On each transient horse trader, $5.00 per d~
(q) Street Musioian.
(r) Bowlin~ alleys.
'J5'Q"'.oo per year.
(S) Shooting ~alleries.
150.00 per year.
On each street Musioian $1.00 per dayl
On each bo"Vling alley $5. 00 per :non-th
On each shooting galleries, $5.00 per ~onth
(t) Merry- go- round. On each merry- go -round or revolving
swing operated by steaw or gas or electric" $5.00 per daY.rv
operated by man Or horse power $3.00 per 4ay. c~
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SECT ION THREE.
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(u) Circus~ Etc. On each circus or circus ~enagerie; with wore
than one ring; $25.00 per day, One ring where the adult
admission does not exceed 25cents, $J.5.00,per day; menagerie
$10.00 per day'; wild west show$25'.00 per day; side show,
¡anOrafla, concert or minstrel entertainment with circus;
,10.00 per day; all other entertainments of i.ike nature,
10.00 per day; circus parade, ~ild w~~t paradeor menagerie,
parade, $25.00 per day; provided, that circus or airouses,
and ¡nenagerie or wild west show paying the ",~oocupation tax
hereinb~fore mentioned shall not be liable for the parade
(v) tax.
(v) Showing under canv~On each theatrical troupw showing under
canvas, $5.00 per day.
(w) Transient Dealers; - $25.00 per day on transient Dealers, and
for the purpose of this article, any person; company or corpora-
tion, who shall bring or cause to be brought into the city of
Elair, and sell, or offer for ~ale, by piece, parcel or bulk,
any specified stack of goods; wares, or merchandise, or bankrupt
or damaged goods and merchandise &hall be deemed and considered
transient dealers, and the fact that said person, firm, or
oorporat ion, may have his ,or dJts residence in the city of Balir,
shall not exempt such person from the payment of said tax, un- ~
less said person shall keeep and maintain a place of business'
in the said city,for the sale of the said stock or sißlilar
stock for a period of at least sixty days prior thereto.
On each and every i tlnerant solicitor operating a truck; or
other V. ehiele to collect froin house to housei laundry, fa.wily
washing or clothes to be cleaned, the Suill of ¡150.00 per
year. '
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Excluded Interstate Business. The license tax by this article
levied is not levied upon any business or occupation that is
interstate, or which is done or conducteà by any departwent of
the govermment of the Hnited States, or of this state, or any
officer of the United States, ot of this State in the course
of his dffioial dutiesl or by any su~division of this State,
or its officers as such.
When payable. On all ooeupation~ and business
on which said tax is levied at a yearly rate, the year for such
tax, shall be deemedto begin on the last Tuesday Of April of
each year and shall end on the last'Tuesday in April in the
year following, and the said tax for that year shall be due and r
payable in advance on the last tuesday of April. Provided
that when the occupation or business begins a~ter tha last
tuesday in April, then the tax shall be paid.. or payable in
advanse im~ediatly before the business begins pro rata... for
the remainder of the year, ~ld shall, unless otherwise provided
by ordinance expire on the last Tuesday of April following
date.
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SECTION FIVE
SEC.TrON SIX
SECTION SEVEN
SECTION EIGHT
SECTION NINE
On occupation and business on which said tax is levied at a
d~ily or weekly rate åaid tax shall be deemed payable in advance,
i~nediately before the business begins for the whole number .of
days and weeks, as the case might be, for which the occupation
or business is to be carried on with in the taxing years ;and all
payments of said tax shall be made on the last Tuesday of April
in each year, except where in any year the business begins after
last Tuesday in April in thát year.
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DUTY TO PAY. It is hereby made the duty of every person, partner-
ship, firm and corporation engaged in carrying on any business
or occupation within the city limits, on which a license tax is
levied by this article, to pay said tax at the times ~rovided for
its payment in Section three, of this ordinanoea
YEARLY TAX HOW PAID. FRACTIONS.All licensed tax levied at a year-
ly rate ¡nust be paid in one paymentfor the whole year. and in case
of weekly or daily rate each fraction of a day or week, as the case ~ay
be, shall be taken to be a week or day.
WHEREPAYABLE. Receipts. The tax herby levied &hall be p~id
to the ëierk of the City, who upon paYlllent thereof by any person
shall give a receœpt properly dated and a specifying the person
paying, the occupation licensed, the amount, wld for what tiws
the tax is paid; which City Clerks receipt sh~ll be a license to the
person named in said receipt to practise said .lioensedocoupation,
in this city for the period of time as set forth in said receipt;
The City Clerk shall at once, upon receiving ~lY money for sùch
occupation tax under the provisions of this ordinance, pay the
same to the City Treasure, 'vho shall credit the same to the general
fund of the City where it ahà11 be used and expended as other
moneys of said fund. .
PE~AL~Y ---- Any person violating any of the provisions of this
article shall be deeilled guilty of a ûlisde.úeanor and on conviction
thereof shall be fined in any Sum not exceeding $lOO~OO , and be
commi tted until such fine and costs of prosecution are paid.
Any person, partnership or corporationwhose duty .1 t is wade by this
article to pay any license tax and who shall fail to pay tha same,
shall be liable to an action for the recovery of the amount of such
license tax; pDovided such remedy by action shall not be deeü¡ed
exclusive, but concurrent with other remedies herein provided.
That ordinance no. 341. of this city passed and approved this
September 17th, 1912 and ordinance no. 350, of this City, passed
and approved January 16th. 1917. shall be made and the S8,¡fie hereby
are repealeå, togetherwith any other ordinance or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage, approval and publication as required by law.
Passed and approved this
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day of
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City Clerk
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Mayor.
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AN ORDIWANCE-
Rêpe'af eel
MUl1i ci pa I Code
1939
BE IT ORDAINED
SECTION ONE.
SECTION TWO.
SECTION THREE.
SECTI "IN FOUR.
ÖRDnUNCE NO.. 474.
Regulating Traffic upon the streets of Blair,Nebraska,
upon the sounding of the Fire alarm and upon the approach
of Vehicles or apparatus of the Fire Bepartilient of the said
City, also defining the Duties of. Drivers of. Vehicles upon
said streets at such times; Prohibiting the Possession or use
upõh vehicles in said City of any siren or bell producing a
sound similar to the sound of the City Fire Alarm or to the
sound of the Si~en or bellof a~y Fire Apparatus or Vehicle
of the City Fire Department; also providing for the estab-
lished of Fire Lines during Fires and the Màintainance
thereof; also providing Penalties for the violation of
any of the Provisions of said Or~inance.
By the 1!!ayor and Council of the City of Blai; Nebraska.
That upon the sound of the Fire alarm of said City of Blair,
it shall be the duty of all persons operating or driving any
vehicl~ in and upon the streets of said oity~ to i~üediately
bring such vehicle under control and proceed slowly along
the right hand side of the street until the location of the
Fire is ascertaind or known to be in an other p~rt of the
City, except as provided in Section Two, hereof.
That upon the approach from any direction of any vehicle or
apparatus of the Fire Department of the said Cit y of Blair,
answering 9n alarw of Fire, and sounding a siren or bell or
other Alarm used as the Alar~ of warning of the apparatus of
vehicles of said Fire Department, the Driver of any vehicle,
other than the vehicles, or apparatus of said Fire Department,
lIDless said driver shall be a member of said Fire Department,
shall iwllediately drive as closely ~s possible to the riGht
hand curb of the street and stop and shall not proceed until
such apparatus or vehicles of -said FireDepartment shall have
passed on for a distance of not less than 300 feet, and said
driver shall not follow s~id Fire Department Apparatus or
vehicles with his vehicle closer than 300 feet thereto.
No vehicle~ except by direotioù of the Fire Chief or authorized
officer of the Fire Department~ shall approach or park within
one b;!;ock of a Fire at any time~ or be parked or l~ft stand-
ing so as to interfere with the work of the Fire Departilient.
provided that this section shall not apply to apparatus or '
vehicles of the said Fire Deþarta1ent~ or me'L.lbersthereof;
or to be the vehicles of the owners or occupants of the
burning buildingor buildings adjacent thereto.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to have upon or
use in or upon any vehicles in the said City of Blair any
Siren or Bell, the sound of which is like unto or similar
to the sound of the siren or bell used and upon any fire
apparatusor vehicle of the said Fire 'Department.
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It shall be the duty of. the Fire Chief to establish Fire
Lines around the location of any Fire whenever in his
judgment it becomes necessary or advisable; ~ld to pro-
hibite anyone from going within such Fire Lines except as
~uthorized by same member of -the Fire or Police Department
of the said City; and when such firelines are established
it shall be and is hereby made the duty of all persons
except members of the Fire Department of the said City
and the owners and occupants of the.burnihg building"
or buildings ajacent thereto"to remain on the outside of the
said Fire Lines.
Any person or persons violating any of thé provisions of
tl"lis Ordinance shall be dee.r¡ed gutl tyof a alis dewenor.. and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by the fine of
not more than $50.00 and shall stand committed until said
fine is paid and the costs of the action" thereof.
SECTION SIX.
SECTION SEVEN.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from ~nd
after its approval and publication -as required by law.
Passed and approved this 7th Day of February" 192ð.
Attest;
C1 ty clerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. 475
Ref. Tab Ie 1939
AN ORDINANOE.-Granting to the Blair Gas Company, a Nebraska Corporation its suooess-
ors or assigns, subject to certain regulations, the right to construct,
reconstruct, operate, extend and maintain a system of gas works, manu-
factured or natural, together with all the-:appurtenanoes thereunto be-
longing, within th~ oi ty 1im! ts of Blair, Nebraska, for thepurpose of
manufacturing, supplying, distributing and selling gas manufactured or
natural, for fuel, heat lng, lighting and other purposes, to the inhabi t-
ants and industries of said city and e1sew}¡lere; regulating the rights,
powers, duties and privileges of the said Company, fixing the alaximum
amount that may be charged by s.aid Company for gas; and repealing all
-ordinances or par ts of ordinances in conflict h~rewith.
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BE IT ORDAIl~ED. "'By.-the Mayor and. Council of the Oi ty of Blair, Nebraska.
Section 1.
RIGHTS CONFERRED.
There is hereby granted by the City of Blair, .-Nebr-
aska., permi~sion, right, privilege and fr~ohise unto the Blair Gas
Company, a. Nebraska Corporat ion of :elair, Nebras ka, its successors or
assigns, for a period of twenty (20) years f1'o~ the date hereof~ to Con-
struot, reconstruct, use, own maintain, extend and operate a gas worx,d,
gas plant and gas distributing system with all their appurtenances
thereunto pertaining, in the City of Blair, and in any extensions of
the corporate limits of said City, for the purpose of manufacturing,
storing, conveying, distributing, producing and selling gas, ~anufaot-
ured or natural, for fuel, light, heat, power, mechanical or other use-
ful purposes; for both public and private use and to car 1'y on a general
gas business and of sufficient oapaoi ty of supply any and all demancls
of the inhabitants and industries of the City of BlairJ and any person,
persons, corporation or municipal corporation, wheresoever situated,
during the period of this franchise, with the right to place all ma~s,
pipes, pipe feeders, service pipes, lamps, conduits and lamp posts
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with all necessary connections, attachments, appurtenances, and fixtures
and to repair, maintain, operate and extend the same within theoorporate
limits of said City as now,or as hereinafter maintained uþon in under
and above the, surfao.e of any and all sidewalks streets, avenues park-
ings, alleys, public thoroughfares 'bridges, public grounds or buildings
in said City; also to make a,llneoessary excavations, trenches or other
inoroaohments as may be desired upon the premises hereinbefore described
and to do any other thing whioh' may be required to oa:rry out the purposes
of this franchise, subjeot, to the rules, regulations a.nd~orivusuibs here-
in contained; provided however, that the digging of all trenches and
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making excavations or ather encroachments, setting l~. posts and the
like, within the said City, shall be ~nder the supervision and direction
of the governing autho~ities of said City, and shall bs done in such a
way as shall be less liable to interfere with the city's' water pipes and
system, sewer system or with the electric light system or telephone
systeDl~with1p säid City.
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RESTRICTICN S.
Whenever any sideWalk, street, avenue parking, alley
public thðromghfare, bridge, public ground or public building shall be
broken into or opened for any of the purposes aforesaid, the same shall
be restored by said Company, with all convenient dispatch to'as good.
conditions as before such breakage or opening, and to the satisfaction
of the authorities of the City of Blair, aforesaid, and all excavations
or openings so made shall be pr operly protected so as to prevent aooidents'
and shall be made and constructed ;in all matters in aooord.a.noe with the
ordinances, wles and regulations of the said City of Blair, relating to
streets, alleys, publio grounds, etc. ,provided, however, it shall be
and is one of the consideraticns for the giving and grant ing of the rights
and privileges. herein conferred On said Company by said City, that the
said Company sha,l.l in all oases keep the said City harmless from any and
all liability or damage whatsoever by reason of any excavations, dttop,!ng
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tunnelling or other work which may be performed or done by said Compa.ny~
in or upon any of the sidewalks, streets, avenues, alleys.. pa.rkings~
Seotion 3.
"ubl~o.th.QrQ~gþ.fa.1'es, pub1io buildings or pub1io p1aoes of said City.
SPECIFICATIONS. my.gas mains orexten6ions~~to Uhh~...gas system of said
Company, which may be 1a.id or oonstructed by said Company.. during the
period of this franohise~ shall be of sufficient oapaoity to meet all
demands of said Oi t~ and ~ll of the oonsumers of €;a.s or persons desiring
such service within said City-from time to time, and whenever any resident
upon any street shall petition the said Company in w~iting to extend gas
. service to him, and shall satisfactorily guarantee to the said Compa.ny~
consumption of gas sufficient te .pay 10% net profit per annum upon the
costs of such extensions~ said Comapnysha11 make su~h extenston within
t.hree months, except during the months of.~December, Janua.ry~ February. and
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Marsh, from the date of filing with said Company of such written petition.
RATES. The maximum rate to be oharged by sàid COD\Pa.ny¡ its suooessors
or assigns, shall hot exceed the charge of $2. 50 per 1,000 oubio . feet of
artificial gas oonsumed by the individualoonsumer, provided" rhowever¡
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that when the bill therefore is paid by the oonsumer~:to said. Company, on
orbefQre the fifth day of the month (notlndluding Sundays or Holidays)
following that in which the s sme was used, the said Company shall grant a.
d1soount on the total amount. of said bill of 10% thereof for SUch prompt
payment, all bills being due and payable On the first day of aaoh oalendar
month; provided~ however~tha.t the gas ~nished to ooDS\1mer by said Com-
pany shall have an average value of 500 British 'Thermal Hea.tUni ts per
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CUbic feet; provided further that a. minimum charge of $1.00 may be charged
and collected by said ColAPany.. from each user, whenever less than that
amount of gas is uS ed in any œonth~ and unless prepay meters Qonta1n(}$1.00
each month, an ext;ra charge may be made to equal said minimum charge. '
Provided further~ it is expressly understood and is hereby made a oonå1tioa
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Section 6.
to the granting of this franchise that if when sai4 Company should or
shall furnish na. turaJ. gas to its consumers in said. Ci ty ins teaå. of arti-
fioial gas, then the said City by its pròperly constituted authorities
shall have the right and. power to amend this Section by fixing and pro-
mulgating areas onable schedule of rat as to be charged its consume,rs
by said Company for said natural gas, the said City ,is hereby expressly
reserving said right, and the condition being hereby expressed as one of
the considerations for the .granting of this franchise that the schedule
of rates herinbefore set forth shall and does only ap~ly to the ~a.ximUlll
~tes to be charged by said Company for artifioal gas~
Provided~further, it is expressly understood by said Company and accepted
by said Company as a condition and consideration for the granting of
this franchise by said City that ~othingin this franchise contained
shall be construed, or shall be considered as granting to said Company,
itssucoesaors or assigns, any right, privilege or franchise to construct,
lay or maintain in, on~or through the streets, public thoroughfares or
jublic plaaes of said Gity any main or pipe lines for the purpose of
carrying through said City from any other point or to any other point
any supply of natural gas except such as may be required solely ,.for the
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oons'Q,mptionof said City or its inhabitants.
llETER DEPOSITS. The said Company shall have the right and privilege to
require a meter deposit of $5.00 from each individual consumer and when
the consumer is not the owner of the' preadses where the gas is to be
used;.. the CoJZ!Pany shall have the right to require a deposit sufficient
to cover the probable amount of gas used in any two months by the oonsum-
er, said deposit to be returned to the depositor by the Company.. le8's-"
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any unpaid charges due s aid Company from the consumer.. whenever said
consumer shall order service discontinued.
RULËS' AND:'REGULATI OMS.
First:: the said Company shall furnish ita oon-
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ers the-best meters to be obtained, said meters to remain the property
(¡)f the Company.
Second:
The Company, in supplying said consumers with gas,- shall lay
and maintain service pipes to the curb line in ~treats, -when the main is
on the street, and to the lot linstil alley, when the ala-in line is in the'
alley, without cost to the _o~nsumer.
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The Company shall have the right to make insta14tions of gas ser-
vice and equipment for a ooneJumer, including the furnishing of appliances,
fittings and the necessary service pipe from- curb line in streets, and
lot line in alley" and to make a reasonable charge th~refore.
Fourth:
The Company shall have the right to make a reas'onable charge for
cleaning, adjusting" testing, regulating and repairing of any and all gas
equipment, gas stoves or appliances or service pip$s of the consumer, when
¡¡¡uoh service is at the request of the consumer.
Fifth:
The Company" its suooessorsor assigns, shall have. the right to
supervise the locating, setting and connecting of thè meter with the oon-
sumer's service pipe and may make a charge not exceeding $2.50 for the
oonne~ting of any service meter.
Sixth:
The Company, its successors or assigns, Shal,l have the right to
- out off gasú teaporarily from its mains, pipes and service pipes, for the
purpose of nèedfu1 repairs or extensions of its works, or while repairs
or extensions are being made to the pipe or apparatus by Whioh it obtains
i ts suppiy of gas" and shall have the right to out off gas temporarily
from the individual consumer for the purpose of needful repairs of the
service pipe, app1ianoes and equipment of the consumers, and shall not be
liable to said City or any consumer for any damage occasioned by said
temporary suspension of gas.
Seventh:
The Company, its successors or assigns, shall have the right
to make and establish reasonab1.e rules and regulations for the conduct of
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Section 9.
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its business" including the following provisions:
1.
To ailow the replacement or re~oval of any meter for inspection
or test.
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To give his full name and address and state whether applicant is
tenant or owner of premises.
3.
Consumer shall agree to purchas at the established rate and pay
as provided in the franchise.
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To give twenty-fo,ur hours notice if fo r any rea.s on it is desired
that the service be discontinued.
5.' If any. consumer of gas shall default in the payment of any gas
bill,. the Company shall have the right to recover from the con-
sumer" compensation f~r the gas so consumed at the highest rate
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mentioned in this ordinance and.may refuse to supply gas, or dis-
continue the servi~e to any consumer whose bill for the previous
month has not been paid on or before the 15th of the following
month.
This franchise in no way restricts or li~its expressly or impliedly the
Company, its successors or assigns". from selling or furnishing gas to
consumersou ta.ide of the corporate 11111i ts ,of the City.. or the using of
such parts of the, works, mains and equipment as may be necessary for furn-
ishing gas consumers outside of the limits of the City of Blair, Nebraska"
or shall it be construed as fixing the r~tes to be charged for gas furnish-
ed to consumers not wi thin the oorporat e limi ts of said City.
The Company shall have access to public of private buildings or premises
where gas is in use at all reasonable hours for the purpose of inspeot1:'Dg
or removing or repairing their property.
This ordinance shall become a binding contract by and between the said
City of Blair, Nebraska and the said Blair Gas Company, a Nebras.ka Cor-
porat1on, and its successors or assigas, upon the passage, approval and
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publication of this Qrdinance~ as required by law~ and upon a written
acceptance of all the terms and provisions herein contained duly signed
and executed by:,the said Company~ and filed with the Clerk of the said
Oi ty of Blair~ Nebra.ska~ wi thin two days from the date of the passage
and approval of this ordinance; and provided further that if said Com-
pany does not file said written acceptance in the manner and within the
time above set forth.. then this ordinance shall be null and void and all
rights and privileges granted hereunder shall cease and be of no efîect.'
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its ap-
proval and PJ. blioation as required by law.
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Section One:
Section Two:
Section Three:
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ORDINANCENO.~~6
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1'.0 Provide for the Levy of Taxes'and Levying the Same on All the
Taxable Prope;:ty in the City of Blair, Iiebraska, for All Purþoses
Necessary to MaintfÙ,n the:-City- Government for the Oi ty of Blair,
Nebraska, for th~ Fisoal Y~a.r Commencing on the First Tuesday in
May, 1928; ala;o Levying a. Poll Tax on Certain Inhabitants of said
City for the Fiscal Yéa;.
By the Mayor and Council of the City of Blair, Nebraska,
That there be, and. hereby is, levied and assessed upon all the
~axable property within the corporate limits of the City of Blair,
~ebraska, for the fiscal year commencing the first Tuesday in
; May, 1929, the following sums, taxes, and numbers of mills on
the dollar of tax, to-wit:
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PURPOSE
For general revenue purposes,
For public library purposes,~
For stre~t lighting purpose~,
For "music and"publio amusements,
For payments of sewer outlet bo~ds
and interest,
For payment of intersection paving
. bonds and interest,
For parks and park purposes,
For hydrant rentals,
For payment of diet rict sewer
bonds and interest..
For maintenance and ope rat ion of
fire department
Forpurohas e of fire apparatus,
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5.. 00 Mills
.70 Mills
1. 50 lU 11s
.25¥i11s
. gO Mills
5. 30 Mills
. 20 Mills
. 60 Mills
. 40 Mills
. 40 Mills
. 0 Mills
15. MillS
That the same be levied and assessed against all the taxable
property within the corporate Limits of the City of Blair, Nebr-
aska, andoo1lected as other taxes as shown by the assessment
rolls for the year 1925.
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That there be, and hereby is, levied upon e~oh and every male in-
habitant of said City of Blair, Nebraska, between the ages of
twenty-one and fifty years, not exempted therefrom by Statute or
Ordinance of this City a poll tax in the sum of Two ($2.00)
Dollars on each and every suoh male inhabi t~t aforesaid. The
said' tax shall be collected as provided by law for sa.1d fiscal
year comwencing on the first Tuesday of May, 1929.
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This Ordinano e shall take effect and be:, in force from and ~j
and after its passage, approval and publication as provided
b'y law.
Passed and approved this J 1 ~ day of July, 1928.
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AN ORDINANCE,
BE IT ORDAINED,
Section One:
Section Two:
Section Three:
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ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION
BILL
To be Termed, - °The Annual Appropriation Bill", and Appropriat-
~g such Sum or Sums of l!oney Neoessary to Defray all Neoessary
Expenses and Liabili~1es of the City of Blair.. Washington County,
Nebraska.. for the Fisoal Year, Commencing on the First Tuesday
in May,,192ß.. Specifying the Objeot and Purpose of each Appro-
priation and the Amount for each Object or Purpose.
By the Mayor and Council of the City of Bla,ir, Nebraska,
That there be, 8~d hereby is, appropriated out of the mo~eys de-
rived from the taxes levied fø% general revenue purposes for the
present fiscal year, commencing on the first Tu.esday in May,
192ß,and aut of all other available moneys or funds therefore
belonging to said City, the a.mounts for each purpose and object
as follows: ' ,
For saláries for Cityoffioials,
For streets, alleys and bridge:
purposes,
For fire department and apparatus
For miscellaneous and incidental
expend! tures,
For prin tingand publica tion
, For expenxes of criminal and
oivil suits,
For payment of paving assessments
on City property
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$5500.00
$5000~OO
$ 750. 00
$2000.00
$ 600.00
$ 500. 00
$ 600. 00
Any balanoe of said fundS remaining over and unexpended at the
end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to th'e General Fund.
That there be, and hereby is.. appropriated out of the moneys
derived from the levy of taxes for public library purposes for
the presentfisoal year and out of any and all moneys or funds
available therefor, the amounts for each object and pu;pose~as
follows:: -
For maintenance of public library
For payment of pavtng assessments
on public library .
$2500.00
$ 400.00-
Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the
end, of the fiscal year shall be transferr.ed to the Public Libr-
ary Fund. I
That there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of the moneys
derived from the levy of taxes for street lighting Pl rposes for
sUd fiscal year and out of any and all other moneys or funds
available therefor, the amounts for each object and purpose, as
follows: . '
For street lighting purposes,
$40oo.ta.
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Section Four:
Section Five:
Section Six:
Section Seven:
Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the
end of the fiscal year shal'l be transferred to the Street Light-
ing Fund.
That there be, and hereby is, approprfated out of the moneys
derived from the levy of taxes for music and public amusements
£'01' said fiscal year and out' of any and. all other moneys or funds
available tþ.erefor, the amounts for each object and purpose as
follows:
For musio and public amusements,
$1000.00
Any balance of saj,d fund remaining over and unexpended at the
end of the fiscal year shaJ.l be transferred to the 'Jusio and
Public Amusement Fund.
That there be, and hereby is, a,ppropriat ed out of tbe moneys de-
rived from the levy of taxes for the improvement of the water
works system for the said fiscal yeex and out of 'the revenues de-
rived from the said wate,r workè.system and from the levy of
taxes for hydrant rentals -and out of the Water Fund and from any
and all other moneys or fundS available therefor, the aJlI.OU1;\ts
for each obj ect and. purpose as follows: '
For inp~vement, extension, operation
and maintenance of water works
system,
For salaries of wa:~ar commissioner
and employees,
$10000.00
$ 3000.ÒO
Any balance of said fund relQS.ining over and unexpended at the
end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the Water Fund.
'That there be, and hereby is, appropriated out of the moneys de-
ri ved from t axes for parks and park purposes for s aid ,fiscal
year and out of any and all other moneys or, funä.a available there-
for, the amounts for each object and. purpose as follows':
For parks and. 'park purposes,
$500.00
Any balance of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the
end of the fiscal year shall be transferred. to the Parks and
Park Purposes Fund.
That there be, and .hereby is, appropriated out of the mòneys
derived from the operation of the electric light system. and the
sale of çurrent and supplies therefrom and from any ahd all other
moneys or funds available therefor, the am~ts of each object
and p¡J.rpose, as follows:
For salaries ,of electric light CO~n-
issioner and wages of employees,
For ope rat ion, maintenance, repairs
and extension of electric light
e yst em,
$10000.00
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$30000. 00 ~
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end' o"-f- ti:le-; f-i,1soa1-c y:&är~ $:baJ:1Jb'Sc t!ra;ns'f!'ene"d' t'o'" the;; E-l'ð'Ctri'o Light
Bys t em Fund.
Section Eigh1:
Section Nine:
Section Ten::
Section Eleven:
T:hat there be~ and hereby is ~ appropriated. out of the moneys on
ijand in the Sewer Maintenance' Fund and out of all other funds
and moneys available therefor~ the amounts for each object and
purpose~ as follows:
For maintenance and operation of
sewer s yst em,
For pay~nt of s ewer system bonds
and interest~
$ 500.00
$2500.00
Any ba1anoe of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the
end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the Sewer Main-
tenanceFund.
That there be~ and hereby is~a.ppropriated out of the moneys de-
rived from the levy of taxes for the payment of sewer outlet
bonds ,and interest thereon for the present fiscal' year and out
of any and all other moneys or funds' availabletherefor~ the
amounts for each object and plrpose as follows: .
For s inking fund for the payment of
sewer outlet bonds; ,
For interest on sewer outle't bondS~
, $1250. 00
.250..00
Any balance of said fund remaining over and., unexpended at the.
end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the Sinking Fund.
for Payment of Sewer OUtlet Bonds. '
That there be, ,and. hereby is~ apþlropriated out of the moneys de-
rived from the levy of taxes for the payment of intersection
paving bonds and interest thereon and out of any and all other
funds or moneys available therefor, the amounts for each object
and purpose as follows:
For s inking fund for the payment of
intersection paving bondS~
For payment of interest on
i~tersectionpaving bonds,
$ 7000. 00
$ 7000. 00
Anybalanoe of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the
end of the fiscal year shall be transferred to the Sinking FUJl'd
'for the Payment of Intersection Paving Bonds. '
That there be, and hereby is ~ appropriated out of the ,moneys de-
rived from the levy of taxes, and out of .:the moneys derived from
the operat ion of the municipal ice plant and sale of products
therefrom, the amounts for each Object and purpose, as follows:
For salaries and wages of operating
force and e~ployees~ '
For operation, repairs, maintenance
and extension of said pant;
For payment of interest and prin-
oipal~ 1oe plant bonds,
$2500.00
$7500.00
#3000.00 t,.'
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Any ba1anoe of said fund remaining over and unexpended at the.:!
end ot the fiscal year shall be trans ferred to the Ice Plant
Fundl
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Section 'lweI e: that thetebe,a.ndhei"eby1&" appropriated out of 1;he moneys
" dertV'ed: from the le1Tyofta.x.es" for ma.1.nte~eandopera..t1on
o'£1;hefl1"e' department fortb.epresent f1,soal year" and out of
any andaI10-thertundstFJ,Xld moneys 'available therefor,t1:l.6,
$mounts fo1'eaoh objecte.n.dpUtpose",asfollows:, '" '
. For ma,1ntenanoeand operatlonof the
01 t1 flre departm.nt , .#1250.,00
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Any balance 'of said "fundrema.'~1ng~over ,&ndunexp,énde'd at the
end øf the flsoaJ. year shal.1 be transferred to the Ftæd for
J!a.11itenanoe and Operatlon o,f 01ty'F1re, Depa.t'tmen~. ' "
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een:'1'ha.ttb.erebe,a.nd.here~y le;'a.PP:r:opr,iated out of the moneys
4erived from,t~e.le1fyof:t;a;'2tes., for the purphase of--flre ,depart-
mðnt, ,app~r~tus.forthepresentf~Scalyea.r., à,ndQut of any and
all other t'undsand,moneysava.il$bletherefor" ,the amounts for
~aoh object and.purpose,. a.stollOws:
Forpurcba.& eot' fire depsztment
ia.ppau;atus ,
11250.00
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AnybaltmoeOfta,idfundremå.1n:1.ng over and unexpended at the
end of thefisoalyearshaJ.1be traJ).Sferred to the Fire- Depart-
ment - Appar atus Fund. ., .
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SeotionFour een:'1'h1s Ordinance shall take effeØt a.ndbe 1n >foroe from and after
1ts pa.esage,approvalandpubllcat16n. as -required by law.
Passed an'ð.apPl"OVedtbls..rtLdå.y of July" 1928;
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